The devs plan a hardened server image with optimized packages and pre-tuned settings.

Did you know you can get COSMIC on Ubuntu? This unofficial PPA makes it possible.

We do not need a mythical “year of the Linux desktop” for Linux to keep growing. We just need good ideas, consistent execution, and projects that keep getting better with every release.

Gifts for you, gifts for us. Merry Christmas!

No, this is not a list of all the new distros that came up in 2025. We are listing the ones we covered throughout this year.

FuriLabs launches enterprise-only VX1 with MDM capabilities for companies.

Firefox's new Split View lets you browse two tabs side-by-side in one window. Enable this experimental feature in Firefox 146 now - here's how.

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Ghostty, the fast GPU‑accelerated terminal, now operates under a non‑profit funding model through fiscal sponsorship with Hack Club. Here’s what it means.

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Our take on the trends that will shape desktop Linux and open source in the year ahead.

These handy utilities tools simplify installing and managing binaries from GitHub releases on Linux.

Want to run COSMIC desktop on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS? A new (unofficial) PPA makes it easy to. Follow the steps in this guide, learn about the caveats and how to 'undo'.

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Elementary OS 8.1 is out with Wayland enabled by default, new apps, animations and eye candy. Based on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS with Linux 6.14.

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Based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with Secure Session as default and many other improvements.

Hello community, here we have another set of package updates. Welcome to our new development cycle of Manjaro 25.1.0, code-named ‘Anh-Linh’. We will focus on Plasma 6.5 series and will introduce GNOME 49, maybe Cosmic 1.0.

Important Note: We managed to stabilize ‘Anh-Linh’ enough to release this update to our stable branch. However, users of Plasma and GNOME may lose their X11 session support. Therefore read our Known issues and solutions section before restarting your systems!

Current Promotions

• Get the latest Gaming Laptop by Slimbook powered by Manjaro: Slimbook Manjaro III
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Recent News

• Manjaro 25.0 Zetar released
• Manjaro Summit public Alpha now available
• As of Linux 5.4.302, the 5.4 series is now EOL (End Of Life). Please install 5.10 LTS (Long Term Support) or 5.15 LTS.
• As of Linux 6.17.13, the 6.17 series is now EOL (End Of Life). Please install 6.18 stable and/or 6.12 LTS (Long Term Support).

Valkey to replace Redis in the [extra] Repository (click for more details) Previous News Finding information easier about Manjaro (click for more details) Notable Package Updates

• Some Kernels got updated
  • linux617 is now marked EOL
• Systemd 258.3
• Cinnamon 6.6
• KDE Frameworks 6.21.0
• Pacman 7.1.0
• WebKitGTK 2.50.4
• perl rebuilds
• Vulkan-SDK 1.4.335.0

Additional Info Python 3.13 info (click for more details) Info about AUR packages (click for more details)

Get our latest daily developer images now from Github: Plasma, GNOME, XFCE. You can get the latest stable releases of Manjaro from CDN77.

ISOs including this update:

Anh-Linh 25.1-rc1 (2025-12-23)

Download XFCE (click for more details) Download GNOME (click for more details) Download KDE (click for more details)

Our current supported kernels

• linux54 5.4.302 [EOL]
• linux510 5.10.247
• linux515 5.15.197
• linux61 6.1.159
• linux66 6.6.119
• linux612 6.12.63
• linux617 6.17.13 [EOL]
• linux618 6.18.2
• linux61-rt 6.1.158_rt58
• linux66-rt 6.6.116_rt66
• linux612-rt 6.12.57_rt14
• linux617-rt 6.17.5_rt7

Package Changes (12/18/25 18:52)

• stable core x86_64: 25 new and 22 removed package(s)
• stable extra x86_64: 1276 new and 1272 removed package(s)
• stable multilib x86_64: 11 new and 11 removed package(s)

A list of all changes can be found here.

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End 2025 on a winning note by grabbing some fun games for your Linux gaming rig!

Add an animated Santa to Ubuntu with the Gnomelets GNOME extension. See Santa walk on app windows, jump and roam your desktop. Works with GNOME 45+.

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